On Walkers and Walking

Bob Simpson on why he decided against walking:

The two main reasons for that were: 1) Most of the major controversies of that time were caused by the so-called walkers turning their backs on umpires and trying to bluff their way through an appeal despite being out. They relied on their reputation as walkers to get away with it.

2) A number of umpires felt that the batsmen walk after an obvious snick when they had a good score, but stay put even after making a fine contact with the ball when they only had a few runs on the board.

I may be a cynic, but I doubt if I have ever seen a true walker.

 

Actually, as a guy who has done these and more, I agree with Simpson.

Your thoughts?